He switched to flat-front tan khakis for Wednesday's press conference.

"Problem solved there," Harbaugh quipped to reporters. "The Levi's or the Nike and the Dickie makes a flat khaki. So 'happy wife, happy life.' As far as tuckin' the shirt goes, that will be great. I'll feel like an innovator."

Harbaugh's new duds cost $23. "They were on sale that day," he added.

This is a welcome breather from the mid-week's hard-hitting football analysis.

The great khaki controversy of 2014 has a humanizing effect on his image. This man earns $5 million per year. He's so grounded in his values -- and wrapped up in football -- that it never occurred to him to have an assistant pick up more fashionable high-end chinos.